Coverage: This page is a chronological timeline of the
Court’s internal discussion and handling of
Tuttle from the petitioner's earliest
filings through the announcement of the decision and the denial of the
petition for rehearing. The
timeline is divided into four sections which can be accessed through the
buttons above or the ones in the yellow navigation area.

Accessing Documents: Each event is
linked to all the documents in the Blackmun, Brennan, Marshall, and Powell
files (as well as some documents from additional sources) that relate to
that event. To access a document, click on its link. In the
illustration below, you would click the link indicated by the red arrow to
access the copy of Justice Powell's Opinion log that was found in his files.
(The links do not work on this illustration which is
not from the
Tuttle
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was found, I have included and linked all copies. When a particular
justice’s copy of a document contains additional annotations or markings, the
link to that copy ends with an asterisk . In the illustration above,
the asterisks at the end of the circled entries indicate that both Justice
Marshall and Justice Powell (or their clerks) made notes on their respective
copies of the first draft of Justice Brennan's majority opinion.

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Approximate date based on date of pool memo
and date LFP called for record.

09/23/84

Approximate date based on the date of LFP's
docket.It could have happened before after
or during the 9/24 cert conference but it
seems most likely that it happened before or
during it.

09/24/84

LFP's docket is dated 9/24/84 but WJB's
indicates a date of 10/1/84.Since 10/1 was the summer
announcement date, I assume LFP's date
refers to the conference and WJB's to the
announcement of the grant.

01/07/85

Approximate date based on date of oral
argument and date of HAB's pre-argument
notes

01/08/85

These notes were prepared before the merits
conference (1/11) and probably at or after
the day of argument (1/8).

01/16/85

Approximate date of filing based on date of
affidavit (1/15).May be confirmed when
complete docket is
received

02/16/85

Date approximate based on context.May be later.

05/22/85

Date of 2nd draft based on circulation
stamp.However, it does not appear in the
files of TM or LFP and is not on LFP's
tracking sheet.There is a copy in HAB's files but
there is an attached note from VLB to HAB
saying that they did not have a copy until
VLB requested it after a conversation with
one of WJB's clerks.

05/28/85

Approximate date of VLB note is based on the
fact that HAB wrote WJB on 5/28 showing he
was not aware of change and the fact that
WJB wrote HAB on 5/29 saying that the change
had been made.The note could have been a day or two
later.

05/29/85

Date of review of WJB 1st draft based on
date of notes on WHR's 3rd Draft together
with note on WJB 1st draft indicating that
LFP wanted to review the two opinions
together.

07/01/85

Approximate date based on 25 day deadline
for filing petition for rehearing.Could be somewhat earlier or later.Will be confirmed when docket
obtained.